National Survey of 1,000 Likely
Voters
Conducted October 16-17, 2009
By Rasmussen Reports
1* Generally
speaking, do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly
oppose the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and the congressional
Democrats?
Date
Strongly Favor
Somewhat favor
Somewhat oppose
Strongly oppose
Not sure
Oct 30-31, 2009
23%
19%
10%
44%
4%
Oct 24-25, 2009
23%
22%
11%
40%
4%
Oct 16-17, 2009
24%
18%
12%
42%
4%
Oct 10-11, 2009
23%
21%
11%
39%
5%
Oct 2-3, 2009
28%
18%
12%
38%
4%
Sept 24-25, 2009
23%
18%
13%
43%
3%
Sept 16-17, 2009
24%
19%
12%
44%
2%
Sept 15-16, 2009
25%
19%
10%
43%
2%
Sept 14-15, 2009
23%
19%
11%
44%
3%
Sept 13-14, 2009
23%
22%
11%
41%
3%
Sept 12-13, 2009
28%
23%
8%
38%
3%
Sept 11-12. 2009
30%
18%
8%
40%
3%
Sept 10-11, 2009
31%
16%
10%
39%
4%
Sept 9-10, 2009
30%
16%
12%
39%
3%
Sept 8-9, 2009
27%
17%
12%
41%
3%
Aug 25-26, 2009
23%
20%
10%
43%
4%
2* How likely is it
that the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and the
congressional Democrats will become law this year?
Date
Very likely
Somewhat likely
Not very likely
Not at all likely
Not sure
Oct 30-31, 2009
19%
34%
26%
10%
11%
Oct 24-25, 2009
20%
34%
28%
7%
10%
Oct 16-17, 2009
21%
35%
24%
8%
12%
Oct 10-11, 2009
17%
35%
27%
8%
13%
Oct 2-3, 2009
15%
37%
27%
11%
10%
Sept 24-25, 2009
18%
28%
32%
15%
8%
Sept 16-17, 2009
17%
31%
29%
13%
9%
Sept 15-16, 2009
19%
31%
29%
13%
8%
Sept 14-15. 2009
18%
33%
27%
12%
10%
Sept 13-14, 2009
18%
33%
26%
11%
14%
Sept 12-13, 2009
19%
36%
24%
9%
12%
Sept 11-12, 2009
17%
34%
30%
10%
10%
Sept 10-11, 2009
19%
33%
30%
11%
7%
Sept 9-10, 2009
18%
33%
27%
12%
10%
Sept 8-9, 2009
13%
34%
27%
13%
13%
Aug 25-26, 2009
17%
32%
32%
9%
10%
3* If the health care reform plan passes, will the quality
of health care get better, worse, or stay about the same?
Date
Better
Worse
Stay the same
Not sure
Oct 30-31, 2009
27%
52%
15%
6%
Oct 24-25, 2009
23%
53%
18%
6%
Oct 16-17, 2009
23%
51%
20%
6%
Oct 10-11, 2009
26%
50%
18%
6%
Oct 2-3, 2009
28%
48%
18%
7%
Sept 24-25, 2009
24%
55%
17%
4%
Sept 16-17, 2009
26%
51%
20%
4%
Sept 15-16, 2009
27%
51%
18%
4%
Sept 14-15, 2009
24%
50%
19%
7%
Sept 13-14, 2009
27%
46%
19%
8%
Sept 12-13, 2009
34%
46%
15%
5%
Sept 11-12, 2009
28%
47%
19%
5%
Sept 10-11, 2009
28%
46%
20%
6%
Sept 9-10, 2009
31%
46%
16%
6%
Sept 8-9, 2009
29%
48%
15%
8%
Aug 25-26, 2009
23%
50%
21%
6%
4* If the health care reform plan passes, will the cost of
health care go up, go down, or stay about the same?
Date
Up
Down
Stay the same
Not sure
Oct 30-31, 2009
55%
23%
17%
5%
Oct 24-25, 2009
57%
18%
17%
8%
Oct 16-17, 2009
56%
19%
16%
9%
Oct 10-11, 2009
51%
21%
19%
9%
Oct 2-3, 2009
47%
24%
21%
8%
Sept 24-25, 2009
54%
23%
18%
5%
Sept 16-17, 2009
51%
20%
21%
8%
Sept 15-16, 2009
52%
19%
22%
7%
Sept 14-15, 2009
53%
17%
22%
8%
Sept 13-14, 2009
47%
20%
23%
10%
Sept 12-13, 2009
42%
28%
21%
8%
Sept 11-12, 2009
47%
25%
21%
7%
Sept 10-11, 2009
47%
23%
22%
8%
Sept 9-10, 2009
47%
23%
21%
9%
Sept 8-9, 2009
46%
22%
23%
9%
Aug 25-26, 2009
52%
17%
21%
11%
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence
